Ben Worcester

Ben Worcester is a freelance writer who has the ToeJam & Earl theme as his ringtone. His work has found its way onto The FW, Splitsider, Moviefone, The Awl, Huffington Post, 10 Listens, Contently, and elsewhere. He can also beat you in Super Smash Brothers 64. Or at least give you a pretty good match (but probably beat you). Say hi or challenge him on Twitter at: benworcester.

In a bold move on Wednesday, McDonald's announced that it will post calorie counts for all of its food items on menu boards and drive-thrus across their 14,000 restaurants in the US.So, what spurred this Big Mac of a decision?